Tier 1 extension - no response

[Anna2016]

I do not think so. See: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi/visas-and-settlement

Dear Zimba88,
Could you tell me it is normal that my case have been taken for 11 weeks without any information . It is very clear for the explanation that a decision will be made with 8 weeks , the applicant will be contacted if the case is complex which has been published on their website. You are expert,could you tell me what's the success rate for the long time waiting ?

[noajthan]

To avoid confusion & jumbled responses, I have moved your question to its own thread (this one).

[zimba]

Tier 1E route got a lot of attention since early 2013 and many migrants were granted visas from that point onwards. This means that the number of extension applications has gone up significantly and HO is dealing with a lot of them now. Add the large scale abuse of the route to that and it all makes sense. Clearly HO is taking much longer than usual to grant extensions now, way beyond the 8 weeks mark, particularly if they decide that there is a need for an interview. So please be patient